Published 12:00 am, Sunday, August 21, 2011

NEW LONDON (AP) -- Two men have been arraigned in a murder-for-hire plot in Connecticut, while a third was arrested in New Haven.

Elmer Melendez of New London and Gerardo Carrillo of Westbrook were both ordered held on $2 million bond at their arraignment Friday in New London Superior Court. They face charges including conspiracy to commit murder.

The third man, 35-year-old Antonio Pena of New London, faces the same charge and is being held on $1 million bond until his arraignment, expected Monday.

Information about the case was sealed, so details about the alleged plot and the intended victim were unknown.

The 28-year-old Melendez and the 26-year-old Carrillo, who are originally from Honduras and Mexico, respectively, aren't U.S. citizens. Neither man has a criminal record.